Easter Weekend Ruins & Rock Art
Saturday & Sunday, April 7-8, 2012
I set out this weekend with one goal in mind- I was searching for a specific ruin known as the Painted Granary or Nestled Granary. I had done some research and thought I figured out which canyon it might be hidden in. The only way to know for sure was to get out there, hike around and search for it…so that’s what I did!
While trying to find a way into the canyon, I came across these ‘bird tracks’ in a very shallow alcove.
Bird Tracks by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Eventually I managed to find my way into the mouth of the canyon and started hiking upstream while searching the canyon walls for ruins. I hadn’t hiked very long when I spotted the ruin I was looking for…I was excited to find it and scrambled up the loose talus slope to reach it. There were a few other ruins below it that weren’t in as good of shape.
Ruins Below by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
There was also one nice reverse handprint painted on the sandstone inside the large alcove. There were a couple other one’s that were pretty faint and hard to see, too.
Hand & Painted Granary by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr